Just received my watch today. Did not purchase from Citizen Watch (sorry) but absolutely fell in love the moment I put it on. Feels great on the wrist. The dial, which supposedly mimics the image a puffer fish makes on the sand bottom, is beautiful. Lume is lights out fantastic. Pun intended. I just can't stop looking at it, and quite frankly I think I'm annoying my wife. Hey, I've been staring at her for 47 years...I think she can share me. You hit a homerun with this one, Citizen.
I was impressed the moment I first saw it on display. The pictures here on Citizen's website do not give the dial justice. It looks so much better in person and the texture looks different under various lighting conditions. This model features a textured blue dial and houses the reliable and proven Miyota/Citizen 8204 automatic movement which has hacking and winding. Bezel is unidirectional with 120/clicks. Divers 200m ISO 6425, which means it has passed tests and rated for international Divers watch standards. Screw down crown and anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Unbelievable how much Citizen is offering at this price point. I've owned other Promaster watches and this has quickly become one of my favorites. The "Fugu", as this watch has been appropriately named, means pufferfish in Japanese. You'll find the fish is engraved on the case back of the watch. The ridges on the bezel mimic its spines. Something quite fascinating is that Pufferfish have been known to create artistic sand patterns. You can look this up and watch videos. What Citizen did was recreate those sand pattern textures on the dial of this watch. Anyone who is looking for a dependable diver and loves blue should be adding this one to their collection.
Bought this, my first real dive watch, after getting a job on the coast. The dial is beautiful and eye catching. The lume is great. Accuracy is great for a sub $500 automatic. Mine gains only about 6.5 seconds a day if I put it crown down at night.
Beautiful watch, runs outstanding, Fast delivery, had it sized at manufacturer. Great add to my small collection
